An assignment theory of foreign direct investment

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 529-557

  Nocke, Volker ^a   Yeaple, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTION COST;

EID: 40449107939     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2008.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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